Role: What role do these characters take on in the play?
The Putnam’s join in to point out innocent people, saying that they are with the devil, so the Putnam’s can get their land. They are a greedy family who think they should own the neighbouring land.
The Putnam’s are the selfish characters who only think about getting rid of their neighbours and gaining more land for them. They come across as the average person in town helping with the witch hunt. Without the Putnam’s in the play, they are shown to be in it for themselves to gain in what they can, they aren’t worried about the real problem of people talking to the devil.
Adjectives: A list of descriptive words to describe the characters in detail
- Greedy
- Selfish
- Revengious
- Egotistic
- Rude
- Dramatic
- Paranoid
- Controlling.
- Demanding.
Quotations: A list of key quotations spoken by them or about them that shed some light on their character?
Mr Putnam- She cannot bear to hear the Lords name, Mr Hale; that’s a sure sign of witchcraft afloat. Mr Putnam- He had no right to sell it! It stands clear in my grandfathers will that all the land between the river and – Arthur Miller- It was Edward and Jonathan Putman who signed the first complaint against Rebecca; and Thomas Putnam’s little daughter was the one who fell into a fit at the hearing and pointed to Rebecca as her attacker. Mrs Putnam- It is a marvel. It is a surely a stroke of hell upon you. Mrs Putman- She ails as she must- she never waked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, sees naught, and cannot eat. Her soul is taken surely. Author Miller- another reason to believe him a deeply embittered man was his attempt to break his fathers will, which left a disproportionate amount to his stepbrother. As with every other public cause in which he tried to force his way, he failed in this. Actions: What actions do they take to get what they want?
As the Putnam's want land, they are willing to put innocent life's at risk. By this they make up lies.
The Putmans are out in the town to extend the amount of land they own, to get the land they want, they tell the court that their neighbours are with the devil. In one case, the Putnmans daughter tells how one neighbours spirit came through her bedroom window at night and scratched at her eyes.
Obstacles: What is in their way? What obstacles keep them from getting what they want?
Their neighours giving their land to family, and the Putnams are unable to receive the land they want. Once the witch hunt ends, they cannot accuse people anymore, and cannot use that excuse to get rid of them and then take over their land.
Conflicts: What type of conflict do these characters face? How do they deal with conflict?
The Putnams are very aggressive as they are very greedy. One conflict between Anne Putnam and Rebecca Nurse was the accusation of Rebecca putting a spell onto Anne’s babies, causing them to die, where Rebecca has plenty of children herself. The Putnams are very upfront and want things to go their way.
Motivations: What do they want? What is their motivation in the play?
The Putnam's want land. If there neighbors are been seen with the devil their land would get taken over.
The Putnam's are very greedy people who only think about themselves like the rest of the town. Ann Putnam also wants revenge on Rebecca Nurse as she blames her for the death of all her children. Rebecca Nurse has had many children who have all survived, and Ann Putnam only had one survive.
The Putnam’s join in to point out innocent people, saying that they are with the devil, so the Putnam’s can get their land. They are a greedy family who think they should own the neighbouring land.
The Putnam’s are the selfish characters who only think about getting rid of their neighbours and gaining more land for them. They come across as the average person in town helping with the witch hunt. Without the Putnam’s in the play, they are shown to be in it for themselves to gain in what they can, they aren’t worried about the real problem of people talking to the devil.
Adjectives: A list of descriptive words to describe the characters in detail
- Greedy
- Selfish
- Revengious
- Egotistic
- Rude
- Dramatic
- Paranoid
- Controlling.
- Demanding.
Quotations: A list of key quotations spoken by them or about them that shed some light on their character?
Mr Putnam- She cannot bear to hear the Lords name, Mr Hale; that’s a sure sign of witchcraft afloat.
Mr Putnam- He had no right to sell it! It stands clear in my grandfathers will that all the land between the river and –
Arthur Miller- It was Edward and Jonathan Putman who signed the first complaint against Rebecca; and Thomas Putnam’s little daughter was the one who fell into a fit at the hearing and pointed to Rebecca as her attacker.
Mrs Putnam- It is a marvel. It is a surely a stroke of hell upon you.
Mrs Putman- She ails as she must- she never waked this morning, but her eyes open and she walks, and hears naught, sees naught, and cannot eat. Her soul is taken surely.
Author Miller- another reason to believe him a deeply embittered man was his attempt to break his fathers will, which left a disproportionate amount to his stepbrother. As with every other public cause in which he tried to force his way, he failed in this.
Actions: What actions do they take to get what they want?
As the Putnam's want land, they are willing to put innocent life's at risk. By this they make up lies.
The Putmans are out in the town to extend the amount of land they own, to get the land they want, they tell the court that their neighbours are with the devil. In one case, the Putnmans daughter tells how one neighbours spirit came through her bedroom window at night and scratched at her eyes.
Obstacles: What is in their way? What obstacles keep them from getting what they want?
Their neighours giving their land to family, and the Putnams are unable to receive the land they want. Once the witch hunt ends, they cannot accuse people anymore, and cannot use that excuse to get rid of them and then take over their land.
Conflicts: What type of conflict do these characters face? How do they deal with conflict?
The Putnams are very aggressive as they are very greedy. One conflict between Anne Putnam and Rebecca Nurse was the accusation of Rebecca putting a spell onto Anne’s babies, causing them to die, where Rebecca has plenty of children herself. The Putnams are very upfront and want things to go their way.
Motivations: What do they want? What is their motivation in the play?
The Putnam's want land. If there neighbors are been seen with the devil their land would get taken over.
The Putnam's are very greedy people who only think about themselves like the rest of the town. Ann Putnam also wants revenge on Rebecca Nurse as she blames her for the death of all her children. Rebecca Nurse has had many children who have all survived, and Ann Putnam only had one survive.